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He wrote: 'From the bus, we all just followed one after another. I never felt so okay being a lemming.'

He then posted a selfie, adding: 'Where are we going/ don't care we're alive- face.'

Long Beach Fire Department told the LA Times that the pilot used an 'extinguishing agent' after smoke billowed from the engine. Passengers were told to 'brace themselves' over the tannoy for the emergency landing.

In a statement to MailOnline today, JetBlue said: 'On September 18, the flight crew aboard flight 1416 reported an issue with the number two engine and returned to Long Beach Airport.

'The airplane landed safely, and all customers and crew have evacuated via slides with no reported injuries at this time.

'While the runway at Long Beach is closed, inbound flights are being directed to nearby airports. Customers are encouraged to check the status of their flights.'

The plane was later towed off the runway.

Twilight actor Jackson Rathbone (left) and starring the movie as character Jasper Hale (right) was on board the plane today which made an emergency landing

JetBlue passengers watch fire trucks on the runway at Long Beach Airport in California after their plane made an emergency landing